After that, no one spoke again, and walked forward in silence, and after a while, they arrived at the magnificent gatehouse of Lijiazhuang. Li Xiguang took the children out of the carriage, Xiaoshan and Xiaowen also got off the horse, and the father and son, father and daughter walked towards the door. Lin Guotian followed behind with a whip and a horse.

The distance between the official road and the fence is about three meters, and the smooth and smooth cement road is paved with the soil cement invented by Li Ziyu, which makes Li Xiguang look at it again and again in amazement, and he doesn't understand how it can be so strong and pressure-resistant.

Xiaoshan couldn't say why, and said, "This is my sister's work, and I don't know what is in it." “

One of the two gates was open, and there were several children playing in the gate, and one of them, a teenage boy, saw Li Xiguang and them coming, so he stepped forward and asked, "Who are you?" Come here・・・・・・ something! It turned out that the owner was here, hello the owner! “

The boy saw Xiaoshan and politely saluted Xiaoshan.

Xiaoshan recognized this boy as Jing Che, the youngest son of Jing Songbai, the deputy owner of the village, so he asked, "Jing Che, where is your father?" How did you end up here? Isn't there any life in the ground? As he spoke, he walked into Zhuangzi.

Jing Che said to the other children, "Watch the door carefully, don't let outsiders in." He led them to the hill and walked inside, saying as they went: "Boss, today everyone is planting seedlings in the field, and my father asked me to watch the point, so that outsiders can't see it." “

Xiaoshan listened to him, and had already seen people squatting and working in the field not far away, so he said to Li Xiguang: "Dad, let's go to the field and have a look, now it is estimated that there will be no one at home." "Good!" Li Xiguang also wanted to see what the corn his daughter bought was, so he walked to the field.

In fact, there is a cornfield on the side of the road, but now the corn here has been finished by the people in the Zhuangzi, and they are now busy working in the middle of the road. At this time, the corn seedlings have grown verdant and strong because of the timely care of the people in the Zhuangzi.

Li Xiguang walked to the edge of the ground and squatted down to check the seedlings that had been prepared. The so-called seedling is to pull out the two seedlings that grow out of the relatively weak one, leaving a stronger seedling. When I first planted the seeds, they were all two corn kernels. If both seedlings are allowed to grow, the nutrients in the ground will be absorbed by the two seedlings, and the two seedlings will grow together and affect each other's growth. Corn cobs will also be greatly affected, not only small but also less, which will affect both yield and quality. The seedlings that come down can also be planted on the side of the road, and they can also grow up to harvest corn.

Then. The owner of the village, Niu Datou and Jing Songbai, asked Jing Che to call over, and the two of them still had soil in their hands, and they said to Xiaoshan with both hands: "Dongjia, why are you here?" Is there something wrong? “

Xiaoshan glanced at the people who were busy in the field and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

Niu Datou said: "Give the corn seedlings, the owner, is there something to tell us here?" ”

Xiaoshan pointed to his father and said, "This is my father, the old boss, you come and pay a visit." ”

Then he looked at Li Xiguang and explained the situation in Zhuangzi: "Daddy, these two are Niu Datou, the main owner of Lijiazhuang, and Jing Songbai, the deputy owner of Lijiazhuang, and they are in charge of fifteen households in Lijiazhuang. Now there are more than 30 families in Lijiazhuang who have moved from Yangcaogouzi Village. They all let Uncle Chai Bin settle in our family's field to work on the east side of the official road. also signed a contract like Li Jiazhuang, and is a tenant of the family. “

Niu Datou and Jing Songbai originally watched Xiaoshan speak, but at this time they saw the gentle and elegant man beside Xiaoshan, but he was not angry and arrogant. However, they were shocked by the aura on the old club after just a glance, and couldn't help but be startled, and subconsciously bent down and said respectfully: "Niu Datou (Jing Songbai) has seen the old club!" ”

They all have the same question in their hearts at this time, didn't they say that there were only a few orphans in the house? How can there be a father?

Li Xiguang stared at the two of them for a while with sharp eyes, as if he knew what the two were thinking, and said lightly: "Get up." ”

Although Niu Datou and Jing Songbai straightened their waists, they still hung their heads respectfully. didn't dare to look at Li Xiguang, mainly because his gaze was too scary just now, which made them worry in their hearts.

When the two straightened up, Li Xiguang did not explain why he had not been at home in the past few years. Instead, he looked at them and asked, "What are you doing in the field?" Take me to see it. ”

"Yes! Old club, this side please. Niu Datou agreed, stretched out his hand and pointed to the ground, signaling Li Xiguang to walk ahead.

So, the group went to the cornfield. They walked along the ridge at the edge of the field to the middle of a hundred acres of land where everyone was working, and watched as the people in the village carefully plucked the relatively weak corn seedlings, but did not throw them away, but put them in a basket on the side. Wait until the basket is almost full. And some took the basket and went to the edge of the field, and then went to the pit that had been dug and planted it, and poured water on it, and covered the soil. It's like serving a newborn doll, lest there be a little mistake.

Niu Datou looked at everyone, clapped his hands vigorously, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, stop first, the old club is here, everyone come to visit." ”

Almost all the people who were working in the fields were dispatched, men, women and children, and at this time they straightened up in surprise, and when they saw the hill, they greeted them one after another, but they were very affectionate. It's just that they didn't know Li Xiguang, and they all looked at this handsome and dignified man in amazement, and didn't understand why they were with Xiaodong's family. Could this be what the owner is talking about?

Li Xiguang waved his hand to stop Niu Datou from continuing, anyway, sooner or later people will know who they are. He found that everyone was doing a good job, and they stopped and didn't say anything when they came, and they were all very restrained. I and my children seemed to be a little redundant here, and they couldn't do anything, and they hindered everyone's work, so they said, "Okay, let's get rid of it." I won't look at it, you continue to do your job, the two owners take everyone to work quickly, and it is only right to finish it as soon as possible. I don't need you to accompany me, Xiaoshan and I will go to the house to have a look, and then look at the newly built Zhuangzi and go back. As he spoke, he took a few children and walked from the ridge to the side of the road.

"Yes, yes, yes! Old club, you go slowly! Niu Datou respectfully looked at Li Xiguang and his group, but his face was relieved. He didn't go to the owner as before, in front of this old club, he felt out of breath, he had better stay away.

Xiaoshan and they came to the Li family's house here, but the door was locked from the outside. It turned out that the old man Zheng, who was guarding the door here, was also working in the field, and he locked the door before leaving.

Fortunately, Xiaoshan asked for the key from his aunt when he came, opened the gate, and Li Xiguang took the children into the yard.

The people who used to live here in this courtyard have moved away, and the houses are cleaned. Li Xiguang and the others entered the house and sat in the living room.

Li Xiguang actually came to Lijiazhuang today, mainly to meet the old village chief Zhao Qing. Back then, he set up such a bureau, and of course someone was indispensable to help cover up the clues. Before he set up the bureau, he had told Zhao Qing that he had an enemy coming to him, and for the safety of the children, he had to temporarily cheat to death and leave the house, and he would come back when things subsided. However, he was not at ease with a few children at home. Before leaving, he handed over two hundred taels of silver to the old village chief Zhao Qing, and asked him to help the children from time to time. He didn't ask for anything else, just don't starve to death, don't freeze to death.

(To be continued.) )